LONGMONT -- Inspired by one of their own, the Boulder County Bombers Bombshells will donate $1 from each advance ticket to Saturday's bout against the 10th Mountain Roller Dolls to the Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance.

Jordan Honea, who has been playing roller derby with the Bombers since 2011, found out in November that her mom had Stage 3c ovarian cancer.

In search of support, Honea told her teammates about her family's struggle and immediately the Bombers rallied around her.

"Part of the reason I told them was how involved I was with the league and so I needed to let them know if I had to miss something to be with Mom but I also needed someone to talk to," Honea said.

In June, the Bombers raised more than $400 for the Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance in Jodi's Race, a 5k in Denver. Now the team is hoping to make another donation following this weekend's bout.

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Honea, who is known as Lacy Vasive on the track, said she is also hoping to raise awareness about the disease that sneaked up on her family.

"You don't hear a lot about it," Honea said.

"People know about breast cancer and how to check yourself and making sure you go to the doctor and they've made a lot of progress," she said. "These symptoms are so similar to monthly symptoms of most women so usually once you're diagnosed you're so far down the road that there's not a lot you can do."

Honea's mom just finished a round of chemotherapy and is waiting to see if it worked.